Friends of Xpace, we are so excited to announce that our annual edition of VOLUME is coming hot off the presses! VOLUME 13 has been designed by the incredibly talented Agnes Wong and we are so excited to share it with you all. Join us on Saturday, April 22 at the gallery between 1pm – …
Xpace is pleased to present a grant writing workshop with Peter Kingstone, Visual/ Media Arts Program Manager at Toronto Arts Council. Please join us for our Grant Writing Workshop with Peter Kingstone, Saturday April 1st 2-5pm. RSVP at xpace.eventbrite.com, the workshop is free and will be hosted in person at Xpace Cultural Centre. Peter will …
Hello friends! Tax season is around the corner, which means it’s time again for Xpace Cultural Centre’s Annual Tax Workshop 👛 📍 Tuesday March 21st 📍 2 – 5 PM 📍 Free/ PWYC (Suggested $5). No one will be turned away for lack of funds. Taxes are particularly perplexing and stressful for artists, designers and …
Please take separate bite and chew before swallowing is part of a video series centred on jin jin lychee coconut candy jellies (IYKYK). These flabby forms wiggle as I guzzle them down my throat. Nostalgia meets ASMR meets abject meets gluttony. lycheejellies4ever… “Please take separate bite and chew before swallowing is part of a video …
The spaces we inhabit are simultaneously light and heavy. They are filled with a materiality so malleable, they seem to breathe with the growth and grief that fills them. “Objects in mirror are closer than they appear” is a gathering of familiar motifs and forms that, like a sponge, absorb meaning, memory, and experience. Here, …
Featuring works by Ella Gonzalez, Meichen Waxer, and Meg Ross; a series of actions or steps taken in order to achieve a particular end, curated by Avalon Mott, aims to encourage a positioning of exhibitionary affect. This curatorial methodology places the viewer at the center of the exhibition, and fosters the space of potential for …
We tend to collect the past – precious objects, keepsakes. But as we face the uncertain future, can our collections hold the same meaning and significance? future re/collection is an offering in response to living in a world which feels like it’s ending, while we continue to be overwhelmed by daily mundanities and inhumanities. Ordered …
🌟Join us for the CLOSING reception for our Winter 2023 exhibitions! There will be snacks, drinks (CASH BAR for 19+ with ID) and our artists will be in attendance.🌟 Come celebrate with us this wonderful round of shows on February 17th from 7-10pm! MAIN SPACE: Batteries Not Included curated by Tristan Sauer Featuring work by …
“🔥😻 Soba’s Corner: A Chinese-Canadian Cooking Show 😻” is an ongoing video series that unpacks distinct Chinese-Canadian dishes from specific provinces. Posted on YouTube and disguised as a typical how-to cooking show, another conversation and narrative are hidden in the Canadian English closed captions and the “recipe” linked in the description box. Food, like art, …
“Meaning, like any entity, does not form in a vacuum. It grows and pokes out from places we discover with our senses, our discomfort and our stepping into newness. Likewise, language is a guide formed from and for reciprocal relationships – a builder of common ground, soil from which our vocabulary sprouts. While words, meaning, …